Since stepping down as the Golden State Warriors’ general manager after last season, Bob Myers has kept on his basketball hat while moonlighting as a television talking head on ESPN. Now, apparently craving the front office, he’s shifting sports.
Myers, 48, was one of two high-profile executives tabbed by Washington Commanders owner Josh Harris to help lead the search for the troubled NFL franchise’s next head coach, after Ron Rivera was fired Monday.
While his exact duties weren’t outlined, Myers will team up with ex-Minnesota Vikings general manager Rick Spielman and three co-owners: Mitch Rales, Magic Johnson and David Blitzer.
It marks the first foray into football for Myers, a graduate of Monte Vista High School (Danville), who spent the past 12 seasons in the Warriors’ front office. Before being hired as an assistant GM in 2011, quickly promoted to the top job the following year, Myers served as a player agent in the NBA.
In 2014, Myers hired Steve Kerr to coach the Warriors, and the duo went on to win four championships with Golden State.
Myers’ contract with the Warriors expired after the 2023 season, and while the team attempted to negotiate a new deal, Myers said he was no longer able to provide the “complete engagement, complete effort, one-thousand percent (focus),” that the job required.
It didn’t take long for Myers to latch on at ESPN, where he remains employed as an in-studio analyst and color commentator.
Source: www.mercurynews.com